Pound synonyms and antonyms
pound
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sixteen ounces
Measure of weight
libra (related)
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Virgo. Libra (the Scales or Balance) is the seventh sign of the zodiac.
weight (related)
A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.
To beat or batter, as with the fists:
avoirdupois-pound
A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.
commercial pound
Measure of weight
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The definition of a pint is a liquid measurement equal to 16 fluid ounces in the U.S. and slightly more in British measure, or a container that holds this amount of fluid.
A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.
To expand and contract rhythmically:
To press upon, shove, or crowd.
To overwhelm or defeat utterly:
pen (related)
A style of writing:
beat (related)
To shape or break by repeated blows; forge:
Batter means to repeatedly bang or hit something.
The definition of belabor means to explain or work at something for longer than is necessary.
To sound loudly and harshly:
To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
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To beat or hit repeatedly; maul
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
ezra
A Hebrew high priest of the fifth century bc who led many Jews back to Jerusalem after their Babylonian exile.
To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction:
To confine in or as if in a pound:
To strike with a hard blow:
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Powder is defined as to sprinkle or apply a dry, dusty substance.
With a smack:
To deliver a blow.
To affix an adhesive stamp to (an envelope, for example).
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To cause to be dislodged by stomping the feet:
To dismantle and pack up for departure:
In blasting, to pack clay, sand, etc. around the charge in (the drill hole)
To beat so as to produce a thump or thumps:
To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.
To strike with a hard blow:
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To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.
In criminal and tort law, an act, usually consisting of a threat or attempt to inflict bodily injury upon another person, coupled with the apparent present ability to succeed in carrying out the threat or the attempt if not prevented, that causes the person to have a reasonable fear or apprehension of immediate harmful or offensive contact. No intent to cause battery or the fear or apprehension is required so long as the victim is placed in reasonable apprehension or fear. No actual physical injury is needed to establish an assault, but if there is any physical contact, the act constitutes both an assault and a battery.
To beat the ground; stamp.
To assault with military force:
(Figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly.
To beat severely; thrash.
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To forge is defined as to give form or shape to something.
To throb; tremble
The rhythmic expansion and contraction of the arteries as blood is pumped through them by the heart. The pulse can be felt at several parts of the body, as over the carotid and radial arteries.
To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound.
To instruct thoroughly by repetition in a skill or procedure:
To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
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To insert (something) surgically into the body.
To affect strongly, often favorably:
To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate:
To put in drop by drop
(--- Informal) Sudden force or effectiveness
(Slang) Crack cocaine.
A successful or popular venture:
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(Slang) A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
A short heading, often a single word, indicating the subject of copy
A quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter
A hard blow with a flat object; a whack.
A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.
The sound of such a blow.
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A heavy blow; a sharp thud.
The definition of a bash is a strong hit, or a fun celebration.
A post–World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
A piece of jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip; a brooch.
(Informal) A hard blow; cuff
A blow that produces a dull sound.
A blow or fall causing such a sound.
rain blows on
attack (related)
The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
repetition (related)
To petition again.
teach (related)
To cause to learn by example or experience:
A beating or drubbing
dog-pound
(US) an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept
A symbol (#) on a button (pound key) on a keypad or keyboard
Ezra Pound
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
ezra loomis pound
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
lbf
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
The currency of the United Kingdom.
Cypriot pound
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
Egyptian pound
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole.
Lebanese pound
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
Sudanese pound
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
Syrian pound
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
Abbreviation of pound
pound up
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
To stick out; protrude
pound off
partition off into compartments
To force into place; press or drive down
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
To walk or move clumsily or heavily.
dollar (related)
pence (related)
one-pound (related)
rupee (related)
ruble (related)
thousand-dollars (related)
shilling (related)
pounds (related)
franc (related)
kilo- (related)
rouble (related)
ducat (related)
give up (antonym)
To relinquish
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